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Roseville search warrant nets narcotics, cash and dog remains

By Joseph Lindbergjlindberg@pioneerpress.com

Posted:
02/07/2013 12:01:00 AM CST

Updated:
02/07/2013 10:29:41 AM CST

Narcotics, drug paraphernalia and cash -- along with a malnourished dog and dog remains -- were found in Roseville home early Thursday, Feb. 7, after investigators pinpointed the home as a likely hub of criminal activity.

A high-risk search warrant was executed by Roseville Police and East Metro SWAT around 8 a.m. at 3007 Arona Street. The home's renters, a 22-year-old man and 19-year-old woman, were arrested alongside a 23-year-old St. Paul man, according to a release from the Roseville police department.

Detectives found a malnourished Doberman and the carcass of a miniature Doberman in the basement. Formal charges have yet to be filed, though the suspects will likely face narcotics and animal neglect charges, police said.

Roseville Animal Control took the malnourished Doberman to a veterinary clinic for treatment.

In early January, police arrested a 23-year-old man and a 17-year-old after they fled police responding to multiple reports of shots being fired in the neighborhood of the home at 3007 Arona Street.

Police recovered an unloaded semi-automatic pistol in a snow bank near where pull-over location, along with an empty magazine that fit the weapon and shell casings in the back seat of the vehicle.

An investigation connected the man and teenager to ongoing criminal activity at the home, police said.